February 9 in American History
With no candidate winning an electoral majority, the 1824 election went to the House of Representatives, which chose John Quincy Adams over the popular-vote leader Andrew Jackson. Jackson's furious supporters called it a "corrupt bargain," and the backlash fueled his landslide win four years later. The Constitution's backup plan, in action.
In 1825: the House decides a presidential election. With no candidate winning an electoral majority, the 1824 election went to the House of Representatives, which chose John Quincy Adams over the popular-vote leader Andrew Jackson.
With no candidate winning an electoral majority, the 1824 election went to the House of Representatives, which chose John Quincy Adams over the popular-vote leader Andrew Jackson. Jackson's furious supporters called it a "corrupt bargain," and the backlash fueled his landslide win four years later. The Constitution's backup plan, in action.
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